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posted on July 31, 2008 by

Search Engines and Flash Files

In the past, the search engines (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Live, et all) couldn't really search Flash files that well. Well Adobe has been working with the search engines to allow them to search the Flash sites, widgets, buttons, and more. This is good news on the surface, but still requires one digging a little deeper before trying to get a nifty Flash site. Here are three quick take aways to know about, before The first thing to know, is you still have to use text, as text, to be … [Read more...]

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posted on July 26, 2008 by

Goodbye Randy Pausch

Image via WikipediaAs a college instructor, I always am interested in two things; learning about how other's have taught, and what should I tell my students if I only had one last class. Randy Pausch delivered the "Last Lecture" after he learned that he'd developed terminal pancreatic cancer. I was able to take away some good teaching tips as he discussed his career, but I was also able to learn more about life. Prof. Pausch passed away on Friday. If you've not had a chance to … [Read more...]

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posted on July 1, 2008 by

Another view on Web 2.0

In the past we talked about different aspects of Web 2.0 and using Web 2.0 in your business, and how it was being used to give control back to the users of the web, and let people contribute. We looked in the past at things like blogs and RSS feeds, wikis, and forums, as a method of people interacting with the owner, and each other. The video below, shows the "how" (not the "what") the web can be a social medium. Looking at things like user reviews, rating, etc. Social Media in Plain … [Read more...]

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posted on May 14, 2008 by

Utilizing Web 2.0 in your Business

So in previous posts, we talked about what the Web 2.0 is (collaboration between people and companies and clients to create a better result) and isn't (a technology or specific tool). We've looked at tools that people have used to implement them, such as blogs, RSS feeds, and wikis. I've not looked at tools like FaceBook, Flickr, or other sites and services which can allow people to access existing social networks. How you use these are similar but different to your own There are only two … [Read more...]

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